Rad(ish) Writing
“Radish is the brand new mobile app for serialized fiction, bringing you early access to stories from top writers. Read great stories on the go!”
~radishfiction.com
I’m super pumped to share my latest adventure with you! Beginning February 1, 2021, I’ll start releasing content onto the Radish Fiction App. Radish is a mobile-reading app that releases stories in seasons and episodes. Think of it as a sort of Netflix for books.
I’ve spent some time the past month exploring the app and looking at authors who publish on their platform. It’s a pretty wide range. There are established authors, such as Kendall Ryan, a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, and then there are people like me–authors who have had some degree of success and a fair amount of Goodreads reviews (420+ for The Wolf King’s Bride), but who most people would see and be like WTF is this chick?
In terms of what I plan to release, I’m starting with my backlist stuff. I’m not familiar with the ins and outs of using a platform such as Radish, so I’ll play around with it first and see how it goes. Nothing worse than biting off more than you can chew. Okay, yes, there are worse things (hello, global pandemic), but you get what I’m saying.
The story I’m starting with is my Fate of Imperium Series. Season 1 will be The Wolf King’s Bride where chapters are broken down as episodes. I intend to release four episodes per week, possibly more. Again, I’m feeling things out here and have an inkling I won’t really know what works best for me until I give it the ol’ college try. I’ll be sure to share my experience on here–good or bad.
Radish allows authors to choose from a variety of pricing models. No, I’m not clear on the best option, but I do know you can choose Freemium, Premium, Wait-to-Unlock, and Free when publishing a story. I chose Premium for this first go as my series is not free on any platform. If it bombs, I’ll figure something else out. Readers get the first 3 episodes for free, which might entice new readers to give unknown authors a shot. There’s a whole bunch of other stuff, with using coins to pay for episodes, gifting episodes to readers, etc. I can’t speak to any of it yet. Fingers crossed I learn fast and can share with my fellow authors and readers.
If you’re a reader interested in reading on your phone, I encourage you to read more about Radish here on their website, where you’ll also find the links to download the app. If you’re an author looking to get onto the platform, check out the app’s opportunities. Radish usually invites authors “who have a strong online or offline presence.” For me, someone on their acquisitions team found my book on Goodreads and reached out. But I do know you can apply directly on their site. For more resources, you can get onto their Help site.
Hopefully, I’ll be a little more useful as a resource after working through the kinks. If you’re on Radish, below is my profile link. Happy Reading and Writing, y’all!
